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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richard Reed Parry
Performer
Sarah Neufeld
Violin
Owen Pallett
Strings
Marika Shaw
String Ensemble
Clarice Jensen
Strings
Nadia Sirota
Strings
Yuki Numata Resnick
String Ensemble
Caleb Burhans
Strings
Ben Russell
Strings
Rob Moose
Strings
Jeremy Gara
Performer
Marika Anthony-Shaw
String Ensemble
Regine Chassagne
Performer
Tim Kingsbury
Performer
Will Butler
Performer
Win Butler
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Regine Chassagne
Songwriter
Richard Reed Parry
Songwriter
Jeremy Gara
Songwriter
Tim Kingsbury
Songwriter
Sarah Neufeld
Songwriter
Will Butler
Songwriter
Win Butler
Songwriter
William Butler
String Arranger
Owen Pallett
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Win Butler
Producer
Regine Chassagne
Producer
Richard Reed Parry
Producer
Jeremy Gara
Producer
Sarah Neufeld
Producer
Markus Dravs
Co-Producer
Tim Kingsbury
Producer
Mark Lawson
Recording Engineer
Craig Silvey
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Marcus Paquin
Recording Engineer
Don Murnhagan
Additional Engineer
Noah Goldstein
Recording Engineer
Brian Thorn
Assistant Recording Engineer
Brad Bell
Assistant Recording Engineer
Adam Greenspan
Assistant Recording Engineer
Arcade Fire
Producer
Will Butler
Producer
Lyrics
So I wait my turn, I'm a modern man
And the people behind me, they can't understand
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like
So I wait in line, I'm a modern man
And the people behind me, they can't understand
Makes me feel like
Something don't feel right
Like a record that's skipping
I'm a modern man
And the clock keeps ticking
I'm a modern man
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like
In my dream I was almost there
Then you pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere
They say we are the chosen few
But we're wasted
And that's why we're still waiting
On a number from the modern man
Maybe when you're older you will understand
Why you don't feel right
Why you can't sleep at night now
In line for a number but you don't understand
Like a modern man
In line for a number but you don't understand
Like a modern man
Oh I had a dream I was dreaming
And I feel I'm losing the feeling
Makes me feel like
Like something don't feel right
I erase the number of the modern man
Want to break the mirror of the modern man
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like
In my dream I was almost there
Then you pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere
I know we are the chosen few
But we're wasted
And that's why we're still waiting
In line for a number but you don't understand
Like a modern man
In line for a number but you don't understand
Like a modern man
And you feel so right
But how come you can't sleep at night?
In line for a number but you don't understand
Like a modern man
I'm a modern man
I'm a modern man
I'm a modern man
I'm a modern man
Writer(s): William Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R Parry
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